Paper receptacle.



C. T. BLOOMBR.

PAPER RBGBPTAOLB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9. 1906. Patented Nov. 3,

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k M n Y l y .ffl TTORNE V5 CHARLES T. BLOOMER, OF NEWARK, NEW YORK.

PAPER RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Application filed August 9, 1906. Serial No. 329,921.

To all whom it may concer/1i:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. BLooMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Wayne and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Paper Receptacle, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to paper receptacles and more particularly tothat class of receptacles especially designed for carrying oysters andother liquid or semi-liquid substances.

Thc object of the invention is to provide a pail or receptacle the sidewalls of which are extended above the fold lines at the top of the pailthereby to form a water-tight closure for the pail and eifectuallyprevent the liquid from slopping over the side walls and escaping at thecover.

A further object is to provide a pail having rectangular side panels thefree ends of which are adapted to be folded downwardly on top of thecover when the latter is closed thus reinforcing and strengthening thecover and at the same time preventing leakage of the contents of theail.

A further object is to provide a supporting bail the terminals of whichpierce the opposite sides of the pail and terminate short of the innerwalls thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability andeiiiciency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description,it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a perspective view of an oyster-pail or receptacleconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view taken at rightangles to Fig. 2 and showing the cover in open position. Fig. 4 is aperspective view showing the cover partially closed. Fig. 5 is a lanview of the blank from which the pai or receptacle is formed. Fig. 6 isa perspective view partly in section illustratin a modified form of theinvention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved pail or receptacle is prefer'- ably fornied from a paper,blank of the construction shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and consistsof a bottomsection 5 having converging side and end walls or sections 6and 7 connected by corner folds 9 and 10, the side walls 7 beingprovided with substantially rectangular panels 8, as shown.

The end walls 6 are provided with lateral extensions 11 which form thetop or cover of the pail when the blank is folded, said extensions beingconnected with the adjacent corner-folds 9 and 1() by auxiliary folds 1Qand 13 which together with the extensions l1 constitute the top or coverof the receptacle.

The opposite longitudinal edges of the panels 8 are arranged parallelwith each other and the free ends of said panels extended laterallybeyond the adjacent end of the blank and inclined or beveled in oppositedirections to form side iaps 14 adapted to overlap the corner-folds 13of the cover thereby to reinforce and strengthen the cover at the pointof attachment of the fastening devices 15 and 16.

Attention is here called to the fact that the edges of the corner-folds10 and panels 8 are extended beyond the fold lines 17 to provide a flap17", which when the blank is folded to form the vessel and the cover ofthe latter moved to closed position the panels 8 will project inwardlyover the cover, as shown, in Fig. 2 of the drawings thereby forming awater-tight closure and eifectually preventing the liquid from sloppingover the side walls and leaking at said cover.

It will also be observed that by reason of the shape of the panels 8 theblank may be conveniently folded without the necessity of severing anyportion of the blank or folding extra stock at the corners of the pailwhich is the case where the side walls are inclined or tapered.

The fastening device 16 consists of a clip one end of. which pierces theadjacent extension 14 and the corner-folds 13 while the oposite endthereof is bent to form a hook .17 adapted to en age the loop of thefastening device 15, the atter being preferably formed of a singlelength of wire the ends of which are extended through the flap 14 andcornerfolds 13 on the opposite side of the box, as shown.

Itwill thus be seen that the fastening devices serve to retain the flaps14 and corneror card-board folds 13 in assembled position and also serveto secure the cover in closed position.

As a means for supporting the vessel when transporting the latter fromplace to place there is provided a suitable handle or bail 18 preferablyformed of a single piece of `wire the opposite ends of which are bent toform terminal points 1) which pierce the reinforced side walls of thereceptacle and terminate short of the interior walls of the latter thuspresenting a smooth uninterrupted surface for contact with the oystersor other contents of the vessel. Y

In assembling the pail the side walls 7 are folded inwardly on the lines20 and the corner-folds 10 folded on the lines 21 and thence foldedlaterally on the panels 8 so as to present a receptacle similar to thatshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The oysters or other liquid orsemi-liquid substance is then introduced into the receptacle and thecoverextensions 1l folded downwardly on the lines 22, after which theflaps 14 and folds 12 are folded laterally and downwardly in engagementwith the upper surface of thc extensions 11, as best shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings thus preventing the contents of the vessel from sloppingover the side walls and escaping at the top or cover of the pail.

If desired the flaps 14 may be glued, pasted or otherwise secured to thefolds 13 before the attachment of the fastening devices 15 and 16 andthe bail 18 instead of being formed of wire may be constructed from asingle length of water-proof material.

It will here be observed that by folding the receptacle in the mannerbefore described the side walls of the latter are reinforced andstrengthened at the points of attachment of the supporting bail while atthe same time the extensions 14 of the panels serve to assist in lockingthe cover in closed position.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings there is illustrated a modified form of theinvention in which the side walls or panels 8 terminate short of theadjacent ends of the folds or flaps 13 when the blank is folded, thesevered portion being indicated by the dot and dash line 23 in the blankshown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. In this form of the device the freeends of the side walls or anels 8 extend a short distance above the oldlines 17 and are secured in any suitable manner to the folds 13 as bystaples24, the extended portion 25 of the pail being foldable downwardlyinto engagement with the adjacent surface of the cover when the latteris closed so as to prevent leakage in the manner before described.

The boxes may be made in different sizes and shapes and formed of aperor other suitable material capable of elng bent into the desired shape.l

From the foregoing description it isi thought that the construction andoperation of the device will be readily understood by those skilled inthe art and further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention what .is claimed is:

1. A paper receptacle including a body portion provided with an integralcover and hav'ng some of its vertical walls provided witi substantiallyrectangular panels reinforced by over-lapping wings foldable laterallyin engagement with the exterior walls of the panels, there being foldlilies disposed at the juncture of the cover and vertical walls of thereceptacle, the opposite longitudinal edgesl of the posed parallel andextended upwardly in parallel relation to a point beyond the adjacentfold lilies for engagement with the top of the cover when the latter isclosed.

2. A paper receptacle including a body portion formed with an integralcover and having some of its vertical walls provided with substantiallyrectangular panels reinforced by over-lapping wings foldable laterallyin engagement with the exterior walls of the panels, there being foldlines disposed 'at the juncture of the cover and vertical walls of thereceptacle, the opposite longitudinal edgesI of the panels being dis`posed )arallel and extended upwardly in parallel relation to a pointbeyond the adjacent fold lines and thence inclined towards the free endsof the adjacent cover sections and terminating flush therewith, saidpanel extensions being foldable downwardly on the cover when the latteris closed.

3. A paper Areceptacle having converging side and end walls, the sidewalls bein provided with rectangular panels and reinforced byover-lapping wings foldable laterally in engagement with the exteriorwalls of the panels, said receptacle being provided with an integralcover and having fold lines disposed at the juncture of the cover andvertical walls of the receptacle, the opposite longitudinal edges of the)anels being disposed parallel and exten ed upwardly in parallelrelation to a point beyond the adjacent fold lines for engagement withthe top of the cover when the latter is closed.

4. A paper receptacle including a body portion provided with an integralcover and having some of its vertical walls provided with substantiallyrectangular panels reinforced by over-lapping wings foldably laterallyin engagement with the exterior walls of the panels, there being foldlines disposed at the juncture of the cover and vertical walls of thereceptacle, the opposite longitudinal edges of the anels being disposedparallel and exten ed upwardly in parallel relation to a point beyondthe adjacent fold lines for engagement with the panels belng distop ofthe cover when the latter is closed, and a supporting bail having itsopposite l ends piercing the vertical Walls of the receptacle and theadjacent reinforcing panels beneath said fold lines.

5. A paper receptacle having converging side and end Walls, the sideWalls being provided with substantially rectangular panels reinforced byover-lapping wings foldable laterally in engagement with the exteriorwalls of said panels, said receptacle being rovided with an integralcover and having fold lines disposed at the juncture of the cover andvertical Walls of the receptacle, the opposite longitudinal edges of thepanel i being disposed parallel and extended up- L wardly in parallelrelation to a point bel vond the adjacent fold lines and thence inclinedupwardly on converging lines to produce vertical extensions, fasteningdevices piercing the panel extensions and adjacent cover sections forlocking the cover in closed position, and a supporting bail having itsopposite ends extended through the vertical Walls of the receptacle andthe adjacent reinforcing panels beneath the cover fold lines.

6. A blank for paper vessels comprising a body portion provided with aplurality ot fold-lines defining a bottonrseetion and radiating side andend set-lions, the end sections being inclined and the side seetionshaving their opposite longitiulinal edges parallel and provided withterminal flaps extending laterally on converging lines beyond theopposite longitudinal edges of the blank, there being corner-wallsconnecting the side and end sections, and coversections extendinglaterally from the endsections and connected with the corner-folds,

there being a fold-line spaced inwardly roin the opposite longitudinaledges of the blank and connecting the corner-folds on each side thereof.

T. A blank for paper boxes comprising a body portion having parallellongitudinal edges and provided with a bottom section having inclinedend sections and parallel side sections radiating therefrom and definingfold-lines, the side sections being pro vided with terminal flapsextended laterally on converging lines beyond the adjacent longitudinaledges of theb lank there being corner-folds disposed between the end andside sections cover-sections extending laterally from the end sectionsof the blank a nd connected with the corner-folds by auxiliary folds,there being a fold-line extending inwardly from the oppositelongitudinal edges of' the blank and connecting the cornerolds, saidfold line intersecting the side sections of the blank.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as inv owln l have heretoaliixed my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES 'l`. BlDOlNl'Eli.

K. S. McEvoy, N. LESTER.

